DISFIGUREMENT
\dɪsfˈɪɡəmənt], \dɪsfˈɪɡəmənt], \d_ɪ_s_f_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\
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the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
By Princeton University
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the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape"
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By Noah Webster.
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archibald lampman
- Canadian poet; born Morpeth, Canada, Nov. 17, 1861; died at Ottawa, Feb. 10, 1899. was graduate Trinity College, Toronto(1882), after 1883 held an appointment in Post Office Department Ottawa. constant contributor verse to papers magazines Dominion United States, he published two collections poems, "Among the Millet"(1888), and "Lyrics of Earth"(1895), which reveal a deep love nature outdoor life. Mr. Howells ranks him with strongest American singers.